Frequency-dependent anisotropy: Effects of multiple fracture sets on shear-wave polarisations

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1401-1409

  Liu, En Ru ^a   Yue, Jian Hua ^a   Pan, Dong Ming ^a  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Equivalent medium theory; Fracture media; Seismic anisotropy; Shear wave polarisation

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE; POLARIZATION; ROCK; S-WAVE; SEISMIC ANISOTROPY; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 33845710358     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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